SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Earns Buy Rating from Rosenblatt Securities

Key Points

• Rosenblatt Securities reiterated its buy rating on SentinelOne and set a $20 price target, implying about 11.36% upside from the current share price.
• SentinelOne’s latest quarterly results beat earnings expectations, posting $0.04 EPS versus the $0.02 consensus, while revenue rose 20.8% year over year to $276.66 million.
• Despite the upbeat analyst and earnings news, the company issued mixed guidance, with second-quarter revenue outlook below consensus and plans for an ~8% workforce reduction to support cost discipline and investment in AI, data, and cloud initiatives.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reissued by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $20.00 target price on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities' price objective points to a potential upside of 11.36% from the company's current price.

S has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on SentinelOne from $23.00 to $17.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 13th. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of SentinelOne in a report on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on SentinelOne from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on SentinelOne from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and set a $20.00 price objective on shares of SentinelOne in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $19.55.

SentinelOne Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:S opened at $17.96 on Friday. SentinelOne has a 1-year low of $11.81 and a 1-year high of $21.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.21 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.74.

SentinelOne (NYSE:S - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.02. SentinelOne had a negative return on equity of 15.04% and a negative net margin of 45.02%.The business had revenue of $276.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $277.32 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.02 EPS. SentinelOne's revenue for the quarter was up 20.8% on a year-over-year basis. SentinelOne has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.060-0.080 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.320-0.380 EPS. Equities analysts predict that SentinelOne will post -0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other SentinelOne news, CEO Tomer Weingarten sold 21,960 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.65, for a total transaction of $343,674.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,990,811 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,156,192.15. This trade represents a 1.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, COO Barry L. Padgett sold 15,460 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.41, for a total value of $207,318.60. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 628,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,424,027.90. The trade was a 2.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders sold 527,586 shares of company stock worth $7,638,793. Corporate insiders own 4.27% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SentinelOne

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 25.2% in the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,442 shares of the company's stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of SentinelOne by 102.4% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,435 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in SentinelOne by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,492 shares of the company's stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its position in SentinelOne by 0.9% in the first quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 89,609 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,154,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the period. Finally, Main Management ETF Advisors LLC grew its position in SentinelOne by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 82,215 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,233,000 after acquiring an additional 840 shares during the period. 90.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting SentinelOne

Here are the key news stories impacting SentinelOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SentinelOne posted Q1 EPS of $0.04, topping estimates, and revenue growth accelerated to 21% with ARR up 23%, showing continued demand for its cybersecurity platform.
• Positive Sentiment: The company announced strong strategic progress, including record net new ARR growth and a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader designation for endpoint protection for the sixth straight year, reinforcing its competitive position. Article: SentinelOne Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for 6th Consecutive Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Management raised full-year non-GAAP operating income guidance and said it is investing more heavily in AI, data, and cloud initiatives, which could support longer-term growth but also reflects ongoing restructuring efforts.
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $20 from $16 while keeping a neutral rating, suggesting Wall Street sees some upside but remains cautious on the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue guidance came in below consensus, and full-year EPS guidance was only roughly in line, disappointing investors who wanted a clearer beat-and-raise story. Article: SentinelOne provides tepid quarterly forecast, to cut 8% jobs
• Negative Sentiment: The company also announced an about 8% workforce reduction, which investors interpreted as a sign that cost discipline and margin improvement are still a work in progress.

About SentinelOne

SentinelOne, Inc is a cybersecurity company specializing in AI-driven, autonomous endpoint protection. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the firm developed its Singularity Platform to unify prevention, detection, response, and hunting across endpoints, cloud workloads, containers and IoT devices. SentinelOne's solutions leverage machine learning and behavioral analytics to identify threats in real time, automate remediation workflows and deliver forensics to support rapid incident response.

The company's flagship product suite includes endpoint security agents, cloud workload protection, identity threat detection and extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities.

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